Half to george winters



(ModeL) D. R. MILLER.

PORTABLE DISTRIBUTING RESBRVOIR. No. 252,690. Patented Jan. 24,1882.

I UNTTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DAVID R. MILLER, OF HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF TO GEORGE \VINTERS, OF SAME PLACE.

PORTABLE DISTRIBUTING-RESERVOIR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 252,690, dated January 24;, 1882.

Application filed February '7, 1881.

T all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, DAVID R. MILLER, of Harrisburg,in the countyofDauphin and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Portable Distributing-Reservoir for the Extinguishment of Fires, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is an auxiliary attachment to ordinary sections of hose; and its object is to provide a means to conveniently apply a branch hose of smaller size to a trunk-hose. Its novel features are mainlyamidway-reservoirat some point in the line of hose between a fire-engine and the fire, thus enabling the fireman to di- 1 minish or divide the full force of the water thrown by the engine, and therefore to lessen the damage done by too much water, as now frequently occurs, it often occurring that a small stream of water applied with facility is 2o sufficient to extinguish a fire. The said reservoir also is provided with l1ook-for1n feet, whereby it may be hung to a window-sill or on the top rail of a lowered window-sash or other object. Said feet may also be pressed on by the foot of the attendant to hold'it to place on a sidewalk or floor or other place while the branches of hose are being elevated and the stream is let on. Moreover, a safety-valve is provided on said reservoir to relieve the pressme if. the-head is too great for the outletstreams and for the strength of hose. The

design of dividing the main stream is also to 1 enable the firemen to extinguish all ordinary fires, if taken at their incipiency, with a less 5 amount of water, and consequently with less damage from flooding the property excessively. l attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in

which (Modch) Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of my 0 reservoir. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

The reservoir or receptacle A is made either 5 as shown, a hollow ball or vessel, or of some other shape, and of any suitable material. It has thereon the nipple B, to attach thereto the hose from the tire engine or plug, and the small nipples G, for the-attachment of the small hose or branches, more or less in number.

D represents the safetyvalve on the reservoir to prevent an undue pressure on the hose. N N represent hooked feet beneath the base Z of my device, to set or hold it in manner set 5 forth, which may be made in any approved manner.

Having thus fully and clearly described my invention, what Iregard as new and useful, and what I desire to claim by Letters Patent of the United States, is

An attachment for trunk-hose of steam fireengines, consisting ofia receptacle provided with a nipple for the attachment of the trunkhose and with smaller nipples for the attach- 6'5 ment of branch hose, whereby the volume of water thrown by the engine may be broken up or its force diminished, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have hereunto set my hand and seal, in the presence of two witnesses, this 15th day of January, 1881.

DAVID R. MILLER. it. s]

Witnesses:

THEOPHILUS VVEAVER, N. M. WEAVER. 

